Invalid walker



E. C. vSKINNER INVALID WALKER Aug.' 28, y 1934.

Filed Nov. 10. 1930 INVENTOR raaf/yf' NEY Patented Aug. 28, 1934 PATE-'NT OFFICE UNITED STATES 2 Claims.

My invention relates to invalid walker, and the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide an invalid walker which is operable from either a standing4 or a sitting posi- 5 tion;

Second, to provide an invalid walker which is so arranged that it may be extended on opposite sides of a chair or other device so that the invalid may transfer himself from the chair to l0 .the walker or the converse; and

Third, to provide on the-wholea novelly constructed invalid walker which is b oth simple and economical of manufacture, easy to operate, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of 16 order.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawing, in which Figure l is a perspective view of my invalid 20 walker; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the 'seat in its operating position with adjacent portions of .the walker shown fragmentarily.

My invalid walkerincludes a'base portion having longitudinally extending rails 1 at opposite sides connected together at one end by a cross -plate 2. The rails 1 are supported at their extremities on casters 3 which are preferably provided with rubber ltires in order to prevent injury to finished floors.

Near each end of the two rails 1 is a post 4. -Th four posts extend vertically upwardly andare reinforced in their connectionsv with the rails 1 by means of brackets 5. The two forward posts are connected by a cross bar 6. The two posts of each rail 1 are connected by a longitudinally extending hand rail 7. The two'y hand rails protrude rearwardly beyond the rear posts 4, as indicated by '7a. The` rear lposts are connected be- '40 low the hand rail 'I by means of a seat 8. One

end of the seat is joined to a cross barf9 by means of hinges 10. Said cross bar is secured by `a suitv able bolt 11 to one of the rear posts 4'. The opposite end of the seat 8 is notched to straddle the corresponding post and is adapted to rest on a second cross bar 12 which is likewise supported relative to the adjacent posts by means of a bolt 11. A cleat 8a is provided at this extremity of the seat 8 which fits over the cross bar 12.

5o Several holes are provided in the rear posts 4 for the bolts 11 so that the seat8 may be adjusted up and down to meetthe individualmequirements of the user. Likewise the hand rails 'l are secured by other bolts 11 which are adapted to t in any one of a series o! holes provided (Cl. 15s- 22) in the posts 4 so that the hand rail may be adjusted vertically.

It is desirable at times to hold the seat in a raised position, such as that indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and for this purpose there is provided aneyelet 13 and hook member 14 secured to one of the hand rails 'l and the seat 8.

A back rest 15 is provided which is formed o fabric or leather or any suitable material and is provided with loops 15a at its ends which are 65 adapted to fit over the upper extremities of the rear posts 4, and is readily removable to facilitate entering the invalid walker or permit raising of the seat 8.

When it is desired to enter the invalid walker, 'I0 the backrest 15 is removed, and the seat 8 is raised to the dotted line position. 'I'he walker can then be drawn around the chair or an analogous article. and t le patient may by holding on to the .hand rails 'I lift himself from the seat or chair so that the seat 8 may be lowered for occupancy. The back rest 15 is then reinserted over the ends of the corresponding posts 4.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure my Letters Patent is:

1. In an invalid walker, a carriage comprising parallel disposed side members, a cross bar connecting the same at one end only to form a frame closed at one end and open at its opposite end, and casters under the corners of said side members, posts extending upwardly from said carriage. defining a rectangle, hand bars supported by said posts, and a seat and 'hinge andvrest means connecting the seat with and disposing the seat between the posts associated lwith the free ends of said side members.

2. 1n an invalid walker, a carriage comprising parallel disposed side members, a cross bar connecting thesame at one end, and casters under the corners of said side members, posts extending upwardly from said carriage defining a rectangle, hand bars supported by said posts, seat A and back rest elements disposed between the posts associated with the free ends of said side member and means mounting said elements on said posts whereby the elements may be moved to one side and the side members may be positioned on op. posite sides of an object.

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